An open letter to the citizens of Saudi Arabia
The chief editor at the danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten has written an open letter to the Saudi public. The action came after several days of boycott of danish goods in the Middleeast. The boycott was started because Jyllands-Posten published 12 caricatures of the prophet Mohammed in the fall 2005.
Jyllands-Posten has in the last couple of days been under pressure from industry organizations and politicians. Here is the newspapers response: Link to pdf
More about the cartoon affair from Newspaper Index:
Danish goods boycotted in Saudi
New Mohammed drawings published in book
UN to investigate Jyllands-Posten racism (here you can see the drawings)
Newspaper threatened after Mohammed cartoons
Mohammed cartoons on the agenda of Mecca Summit
Price on the head of the men who drew Mohammed
Danish Muslims denounce newspaper
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Muslims will not accept this apology ..
They are not kids ..
Comment by Victory — January 28, 2006 @ 6:29 pm
It’s not an apology. It’s a, rather limited, explanation of what’s happened, and a clarification of what Jyllands-Posten has said from the very begining. The fact that you think it’s something new, or some sort of response to you, just shows how little you actually know of what’s happened in Denmark, and what lead to the caricatures.
Comment by danishdynamite — January 28, 2006 @ 8:57 pm
Apology NOT accepted !
you started the fire, you are responsible for it until the fire is completely out!
Comment by S. Al Qassimi ( member of the royal family in UAE — January 28, 2006 @ 9:04 pm
apology, explanation call it whatever you want…muslims are not kids here to fool them with stupid words written on a paper.. The boycott started and will not end, keep in mind that boycotting their goods is the least we can do..
Comment by Muslim Emarati Girl — January 28, 2006 @ 9:47 pm
thats not enough …for what you have done i will dedicate the rest of my life to improving the muslim umma .. so the umma will be strong and nothing like this will ever happen again.
Comment by seif nasser — January 28, 2006 @ 10:27 pm
This is not fare, we never did any of this stuff to you. We also express our right in speach but not in this horrible way. As my muslim brother Seif said ” i will dedicate the rest of my life to improving the muslim umma” thats also what i think we should all do, so that non of this nuiscense should happen again.
Comment by Hassan — January 28, 2006 @ 10:40 pm
the Danish Government and Authorities did not take the whole situation in a serious way, the Government should come on all International Televisions in the world to apologize to the Muslims and make sure that these type of actions will not be repeated. we need an international apology for all muslims in the world.
Comment by Reem Adnan — January 29, 2006 @ 7:34 am
where is the human writes these contries talking about, when you draw these pictures did you think for a a menuite on the effect on Muslims people all over the world. we need United Nations comments on this issue.
Comment by Samah Ibrahim — January 29, 2006 @ 7:38 am
All Muslims in the world should stop buying any Danish products what so ever till we get an international apology from the Danish Government and Authorities on International Media and Channels. its a disgrace for you Danish people on the way you think of Muslims.
Comment by Reem Adnan — January 29, 2006 @ 7:41 am
I for one am pleased that things are going so well for all the millions of people in all the thousands of cities of the Islamic world that a dozen cartoons in one newspaper in one tiny little northern country are able to consume this much energy and burn up this much human capital.
Didn’t a whole bunch of pilgrims recently die in Saudi Arabia? Doesn’t that happen nearly every year? Shouldn’t the Saudi Government be held responsible?
WAIT! STOP! SHUSH! There are cartoons to discuss…!
Comment by Frank West — January 29, 2006 @ 8:15 am
JUst ingnore the cartoons if they are offensive. I’ve looked at them an d they are not great and I must say that the reason behind these cartoons are simply propaganda and looking for fame of any sort. The cartoonists knew the response of muslims and muslims al over the world got upst and responded. Now the Danish Newspaper is famous.
Hust Ignore It.
Comment by John Adamski — January 30, 2006 @ 11:20 am
why….why…why….
we respect jesus as your lord so you must respect Mohammed…
why can’t we live in peace and harmony…
sooner or later we’ll all die…
Comment by Kaan Ozdemir — January 30, 2006 @ 3:58 pm
I encourage all the free people of the world to buy Danish products in support of free speech. Do not allow islamic oppression to destroy a beacon of freedom in Europe. To the Danes I tip my hat - at least you people understand the basic principles of freedom.
Comment by Mac — January 31, 2006 @ 5:09 pm
What ever they say and do nothing will be changed. They hate us and we have to realize that.
They say “Arabs or Muslims are terrors!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wish they read Islam to learn how to treat and respect believes others.
They considers us as animals or what.
They have to know we are great Umah with Islam which asked us to respect all other religions.
Freedom of expression does not mean to insult not only religions but any one in this world.
Comment by Adnan — January 31, 2006 @ 5:57 pm